2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
Furthermore,
the
comment
letter
does
not
substantiate
the
statement
that
“Sailable
Days”
as
defined
by
the
CPA
in
terms
of
the
“Required
Conditions”
for
a
“Sailable
Day
Impact
Analysis”
actually
is
capable
of
identifying
and
measuring
the
physical
wind
impacts
of
Project
Site
development,
as
opposed
to
characterizing
the
much
larger
variability
of
the
winds
that
enable
windsailing
at
the
CPSRA.
Furthermore,
it
is
questionable
whether
the
local
wind
record
is
sufficiently
long
to
provide
a
basis
for
understanding
the
variability
of
winds
on
the
water
in
the
CPSRA.
See
for
additional
discussion
about
the
alternative
analysis
proposed
by
the
CPA.
The
wind
analysis
in
the
Draft
EIR
shows
the
wind-related
changes
that
would
result
in
the
surface
winds
that
first
pass
over
the
proposed
development
within
the
Baylands
site
and
then
pass
over
the
measurement
grid
in
the
Bay.
Areas
that
are
closer
to
the
shore
near
the
Baylands
site
are
of
concern
to
some
commenters
(See
comments
and
Wind
speeds
within
these
areas
are
discussed
31
and
Responses
and
These
areas
are
already
affected
by
noticeable
wind
shadow
effects
according
to
some
commenters
(see
Comment
As
stated
in
the
Draft
EIR,
all
known
potential
shoreline
development
that
could
affect
winds
in
the
sailing
area
was
included
in
the
model.
The
development
is
represented
by
three
shoreline
area
projects:
proposed
Baylands
development
to
the
west;
the
approved
and
under-construction
Executive
Park
development
to
the
north
and
northwest;
and
the
proposed
Candlestick
Point–Hunters
Point
Shipyard
development
to
the
north
and
northeast
of
the
sailing
area.
The
Candlestick
Point–Hunters
Point
Shipyard
development
would
not
affect
the
sailing
area
only
in
North
or
Northeast
wind
conditions.
See
the
results
of
the
wind
analysis
on
pages
4.M-24
to
4.M-26
of
the
Draft
EIR.
A
description
of
windsurfing
use
patterns
and
the
unique
nature
of
the
Candlestick
Point
State
Recreation
Area
(CPSRA)
is
included
on
Draft
EIR
page
4.M-5.
Based
on
the
information
provided
in
Comment
the
third
paragraph
on
page
4.M-5
is
revised
to
read
as
follows.
CPSRA
is
also
a
popular
entry
point
for
windsurfing
on
the
Bay
and
is
considered
one
of
the
premier
windsurfing
sites
in
the
San
Francisco
Bay
Area
(Thorner,
2008).
The
windsurfing
launch
site
is
located
on
the
shoreline
of
Candlestick
Cove
near
the
southern
end
of
the
CPSRA
parking
lot,
a
turnaround
known
as
“Windsurf
Circle.”
According
to
the
San
Francisco
Boardsailing
Association
(SFBA),
CPSRA
is
an
ideal
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.4-19
May
2015